Report: Bobby Medford To Be Sentenced In October

ASHEVILLE – Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and other key figures involved in his corruption trial will be sentenced early next month, according to online court records.

Medford and former reserve Capt. Guy Kenneth Penland will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 6 at the federal courthouse in Asheville, records show. Former lieutenants John “Johnny” Harrison and Ronnie Eugene “Butch” Davis will be sentenced at 2 p.m. the same day, records show.

Medford will have until Sept. 12 to file any objections to the presentence investigation report, according to an order signed by Judge T.S. Ellis III. The other defendants have already filed their objections, records show.

Source: Asheville Citizen-Times

Commentary

Another life broken by gambling. When will people ever learn that gambling is an evil activity?